Chestnut Hill Historic District (Philadelphia) Explained
The Chestnut Hill Historic District is a historic area covering all the Chestnut Hill section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[1]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places as a historic district in 1985.
Contributing properties
The historic district comprises 1,987 contributing properties over 1,920 acres, including:
- The Anglecot (designed by Wilson Eyre)
- Druim Moir Historic District, includes Romanesque Revival mansion (1883–86), designed by G. W. & W. D. Hewitt
- Graver's Lane Station (1883), designed by Frank Furness
- John Story Jenks School (1922), designed by Irwin T. Catharine
- Thomas Mill Covered Bridge (across the Wissahickon Creek, the only traditional covered bridge in Philadelphia)
- Wissahickon Inn (now Chestnut Hill Academy) (1883–84), designed by G. W. & W. D. Hewitt
- Inglewood Cottage (1850), designed by Thomas Ustick Walter
- The former site of Boxly, the estate of Frederick Winslow Taylor, where Taylor often received the business-management pilgrims who came to meet the "Father of Scientific Management"
- Esherick House (1961), designed by Louis Kahn
- Vanna Venturi House (1962–64), designed by Robert Venturi
See also
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Moak. Jefferson M.. [{{NRHP-PA|H078552_01H.pdf}} Chestnut Hill Historic District]. National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. January 5, 2014. 1985.
